Plant Assistant / General Maintenance, A&C at Lafarge Africa Plc

Lafarge Africa Plc is a member of the LafargeHolcim Group – the biggest building and concrete solutions company in the world. It is a publicly quoted company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and serves Nigeria with a wide range of building and construction solutions designed to meet housing and construction needs from small projects like individual home buildings to major construction and infrastructure projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Plant Assistant / General Maintenance, A&C

Requisition ID: 16495
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

About the job

• The role of the Plant Assistant/ General Maintenance is to ensure all plants and plant equipment are functioning effectively.

What You'll Be Doing
Health & Safety:

• Ensure full compliance of the plant with Lafarge safety standards
• Safety awareness in the operation of heavy plant in the presence of ground personnel
•  At least 2 VFL monthly

Operations:

• Ensure that the plant operational and ready for production
• Carry out daily, weekly and monthly maintenance on the plant with the check list
• Ensure operation of all generators on the plant
• Respond to plant issue e.g. power outages, water shortages, tools supply inspection and receipt
• Provide technical assistance to contractor carrying out jobs in the plant
• Timely report to break downs, repairs and work in progress in the plant
• Ensure up to date records of uptime/ downtime of trucks and plant assets on daily/ monthly basis
• Ensure up to date records hour meter readings/ running time for all generators and trucks on daily and monthly basis
• Liaise with the workshop on maintenance and repairs issues
• Ensure that production assistants are exposed to daily maintenance technics and routines
• Assist production in terms trucks and driver coordination
• General inspection of the plant, store area and accommodation area

Interaction:

• Coach, train and help direct reports to understand and follow Lafarge procedures
• Pro-active approach towards interaction between in – house departments within the plants

Requirements
What we are looking for:

• OND in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working as a maintenance mechanic at a concrete manufacturing plant
• Completion of a recognized vocational education program in related field i.e. Mechanical in an industrial setting
• Good knowledge of occupational health and safety
• Possession and maintenance of a valid drivers’ license

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online